2009 Harvard Crimson football team

The 2009 Harvard Crimson football team was an American football team that represented Harvard University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Crimson finished second in the Ivy League.

2009 Harvard Crimson football
Conference	Ivy League
2009 record	7–3 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Tim Murphy (16th season)
Offensive coordinator	Joel Lamb (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Scott Larkee (1st season)
Home stadium	Harvard Stadium (Capacity: 30,323)

2009 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 20 Penn $		7	–	0					8	–	2
Harvard		6	–	1					7	–	3
Brown		4	–	3					6	–	4
Columbia		3	–	4					4	–	6
Princeton		3	–	4					4	–	6
Yale		2	–	5					4	–	6
Dartmouth		2	–	5					2	–	8
Cornell		1	–	6					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Harvard played its home games at Harvard Stadium in the Allston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	1:00 pm	at No. 23 Holy Cross*	No. 25	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 20–27	12,889	[1]
September 25	7:00 pm	Brown		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 24–21	17,263	[2]
October 3	12:30 pm	at Lehigh*		Goodman Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 28–14	5,457	[3]
October 10	12:30 pm	at Cornell		Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 28–10	8,053	[4]
October 17	Noon	Lafayette*		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 18–35	7,146	[5]
October 24	Noon	Princeton		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 37–3	13,565	[6]
October 31	Noon	Dartmouth		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	W 42–21	8,107	[7]
November 7	12:30 pm	at Columbia		Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 34–14	2,896	[8]
November 14	Noon	Penn		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 7–17	7,424	[9]
November 21	Noon	at Yale		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (The Game)	W 14–10	52,692	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. Toland, Jennifer (September 20, 2009). "HC Certainly Measures Up". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Benbow, Julian (September 26, 2009). "Crimson Catch a Win". The Boston Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Groller, Keith (October 4, 2009). "More Gloom at Goodman as Harvard Dumps Lehigh". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Sweeney, Dan (October 11, 2009). "Crimson Team of a Century". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Larson, Craig (October 18, 2009). "Crimson Miscues Costly: Make No Mistake, Leopards Pounce". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Larson, Craig (October 25, 2009). "Rush Week at Harvard: Crimson Rip Tigers' Defense". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Larson, Craig (November 1, 2009). "Case of Ground Control: Crimson Rush Past Big Green". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Denman, Elliott (November 8, 2009). "Crimson Roar to Easy Win over Lions". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Larson, Craig (November 15, 2009). "Crimson Stopped Short of Their Goal; Quakers Wrap Up Win in Ivy Showdown". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Amore, Dom (November 22, 2009). "The Gamble: Fake Punt on 4th-and-22 Costs Yale". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.